WeatherBrains 165: Checking on South Dakota
WeatherBrains Episode 165 is now online (March 24, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
wb032409.mp3We check back in with Jay Trobec, our friend at KELO-TV from South Dakota. They’ve experienced a real mess with blizzard and severe weather. Jay brings us up to date on the heavy snow but with some a good side – not as cold as some blizzards. But wind gusts were up to 80 mph making for some real drifting snow. The blizzard is extending the ski season in the Black Hills. Some measurements of 3 feet in Deadwood and measuring the snow in that kind of wind is rather difficult.
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
Our mail bag continues to grab a good deal of attention – gigantic in Kevin’s terms – and Kevin runs through the mail.
From The Weather Center:
WeatherBrains 101: Last week our professor talked about the ceiling. So this week he takes a look at how the automated weather observing systems arrive at that value using a ceilometer.
TWIWH: Bill Murray looks back at the week of March 24th. Fog is often an inconvenience in slowing us down on our daily commute. But in March, 1977, fog played a deadly role in an unusual set of circumstances for two giant airliners.
Listener Surveys: Okay, we continue to drive this topic into the ground, but we really do like to hear from you. Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to fill out the Listener Survey. The survey takes just a minute or two to complete and provides us with an opportunity to learn where you are and hear your thoughts and comments on the show. Click here to take the survey.
Web Sites from Episode 165:
Texas Severe Storms Association
Dr. Bill Gray’s Climate Change Paper
Picks of the Week:
JB Elliott – No Pick!! JB gets the horn!
Kevin Selle – Project Bud Burst
James Spann – 1971 Mississippi Delta Tornado Outbreak
Brian Peters – SPC Storm Reports
Join James Spann, JB Elliott, Kevin Selle, and Brian Peters as they come together for another fascinating netcast about the weather.
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